{"id":1963,"date":"2013-10-04T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-04T04:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2013-10-04T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T04:01:00","slug":"october-4-world-smile-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/2013\/10\/04\/october-4-world-smile-day\/","title":{"rendered":"October 4 \u2013 World Smile Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;  Normal 0     false false false  EN-US X-NONE X-NONE              MicrosoftInternetExplorer4              &lt;![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;                                                                                                                                            &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1962\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/abc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2013\/09\/happy-girl-300x220.jpg\" alt=\"happy-girl\" width=\"240\" height=\"176\" \/>This is a day dedicated to good cheer and good works: &#8220;Do an act of kindness &#8211; help one person smile&#8221;. 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